GAME OWNER (katalog)

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The exhibition Game Owner presents a fascinating dialogue between the artistic approaches of Danish artist Søren Dahlgaard (*1973) and Czech artist Jakub Janovský (*1984), whose works, although different in method and artistic strategy, share a similar interest in the game and all its attributes. The joint exhibition is a playground constructed using childhood imagination, where both artists often work with references to childhood depicted in a bouncy castle or the remains of a housing estate playground. The work of conceptual artist Søren Dahlgaard is built on interactive projects with creative engagement. He transforms participation into a game with set rules that meet the individual creativity of the participants. Photography plays a significant role in Søren's work, serving as documentation of projects. The exhibition at the Telegraph Gallery presents one of these projects, the Dough Portraits series, which features both leading Czech art collectors and the general public. Jakub Janovský, on the other hand, explores personal and collective memory, his works often bearing the hallmarks of the past, especially from the socialist period. He also works with archetypes of figures, allowing viewers to reinterpret historical and contemporary themes through playfulness and diverse media from painting to collage to installation and video.

Curators: Erika Kovačičová, Mira Macík

Text: Mira Macík, Erika Kovačičová, Christian Kortegaard Madsen

Editorial: Mira Macík, Erika Kovačičová, Hana Kozáková

Photo: Vendula Burgrová, Luisa Prokopová, Matěj Doležal

Graphic design: Jakub Kovařík

Print run 400 ks 

17,5 × 22 cm (depth 1 cm)

125 pages

GAME OWNER

Telegraph Gallery

 3 4 2025 – 3 7 2025